“It won’t be the worst thing to ever happen to me if I don’t win. And with my husband by my side, winning wouldn’t be the best thing that’s happened to me either. I’ve been lucky to win a lot of awards since we got married though. He’s definitely a lucky charm, in more ways than awards.”

Anne is the hot favourite to pick up the Oscar in her category next ­Sunday for her role as Fantine in blockbuster musical Les Misérables.

She added: “Getting to do the work we do is the most sublime experience – I don’t know how I got so lucky. Winning awards for doing it is ­spectacular, I love it. But that’s not what it’s about.”

Last weekend saw Anne win a BAFTA – but her long acceptance speech was mocked online by viewers.

Explaining why she was so nervous, Anne said: “I was just so surprised. When your name is read out your mind goes blank.

“And there was the George Clooney factor as well – I got weak at the knees for him. So it was a little bit too much.”

Anne has wowed cinema fans across the globe with her performance of the song I Dreamed A Dream in Les Mis.

She said it was emotionally ­draining to shoot, adding: “I thought we’d done about 20 takes but apparently it was just 11.

“I’m not a moaner, I love my job but singing that song was tough because there was no relief from the pain the character was going through.

“With each take I got more and more angry. It surprised me what a tough day it was.”